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Old 01-21-2005, 07:47 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by The_Dunedan
I would say that Democracy is nearly always wrong. Democracy is the rule of the Mob, the rule of the Charismatic over the Righteous, of the Persuasive over the Correct. The French Revolution is a good example of Democracy in action, as is the Russian Revolution. In a Democracy, the Minority have only those Rights which the Majority see fit to give them; the concept of Human Rights is irrelevant in such an environment. If a large enough majority approves of it ( 51%, 75%, 90%, whatever ) anything is permissible; up to and including the physical, genocidal destriction of the 49%, 25%, or 10%.
Very, very well said.
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